No woman has come to us to file complaint against Prajwal: NCW

NEW DELHI: The National Commission for Women has refuted the claim that 700 women have come forward to submit complaints to it in the

sexual abuse

case against JD(S) MP

Prajwal Revanna

. The commission has said that no

victim

has come to the commission to register a

complaint

against Revanna, and one woman complainant who reached out to the women's body alleged that she was forced to register a fake complaint against the JD(S) leader.

The commission has disclosed that the action taken report sent by the authorities in Karnataka, in response to the letter of the

NCW

after it took cognisance of the matter, shows that two cases have been registered in the state based on complaints of sexual abuse by the survivors, alongside an additional complaint filed for abduction by a relative.
However, no survivor has come forward to register a complaint with the commission in this case. "One woman complainant came to the commission to register a complaint against three individuals dressed in civil uniform, allegedly introducing themselves as Karnataka Police officials and forcing her to give a false complaint in this case," NCW claimed.

"She stated that she is being called by random phone numbers threatening her to complain. It has come to light that this complainant was forced by a group of individuals to file a complaint, under the threat of potential harassment and false implications. The woman has sought protection for her family's welfare, underscoring the seriousness of the situation," it said.

In a separate development, NCW said, it has been noted that the 700 women who submitted online complaints are affiliated with a social activist group and have no direct involvement or association with the primary complainant in the case. "NCW would like to state that 700 women have not given any complaints to NCW regarding Prajwal Revanna case," the commission clarified.